As Misao drove away from her ancestral home. Instead of turning off at the crossroad in the highway, she took a left turn. When she found the exact spot she was looking for,she hit the brakes and calmly stepped out of her car.

The breeze was ever so slightly skimming the river's surface. Misao looked at the setting sun and sighed. It's been years since she last went to this place.Ever since that day...........that fateful day........

"Misao...we have to talk."

"Aoshi?What for? And how could you abandon your wife when you barely got married for a week?" Misao asked him.

"This is not a joking matter Misao."

Misao can't help but notice the change in Aoshi's voice.It seemed as if the ice-coldness of it melted just for that moment.

"Misao....here me out. I could never love you. I am not man enough for you Misao."

"You ARE more than man enough for me.But what else could I do...you and Reiko-san already made a promise to Kami-sama that the two of you would be forever."

"Misao......We talked for hours,trying to figure it out,running out of things to say.Wish i could tell you i was going to stay.I know it's getting late.I don't want to have to say goodbye tonight .So 'till we meet again,maybe another place,another time, I don't know where.But I'll think of you,till then..'Till we meet again.I know we promised that we'd never be here.And we'd never come to this.We tried so hard and all else we could.But somehow we just missed.So now's the time--"

Aoshi was cut off by the tears welling up in Misao's eyes.

" Misao, please don't cry.But WE'VE GOT TO LET IT GO. Because I--we both know why.We've been through this before.But I'll think of you,till then...'Till we meet again....."

Misao turned away to go,but Aoshi grabbed her elbow and gave her a fierce hug and brushing away her tears he said "This will be the last time I will defile a being like you Misao.You don't deserve to be with a man like me.Please...I beg you...allow me to walk you back home for the last time before you leave for Tokyo."

Misao was quiet on the walk back home. She wanted to burst into tears. But she maintained a stoic silence,which was very unusual for a genki girl like her. Before they reached her home, Misao turned and looked Aoshi straight in the eye.

"So this is it huh?"

"I guess so." Aoshi mumbled.

"Okashira Shinomori....I would like to thank you for all the lessons you had taught me when I was still a brash,young girl. They did prove to be very useful. But I'm sorry,regarding on what you mentioned earlier....I won't be bidding you goodbye and be adding 'till we meet again'. I will be bidding you goodbye. Goodbye for all time.I'll go to Tokyo and find out what fate holds for me there."